Shani Tarashaj (born 7 February 1995) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Swiss squad at UEFA Euro 2016.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shani Tarashaj[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Hausen am Albis, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2014 | Grasshoppers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Grasshoppers | 37 | (9) |
2016–2020 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2016–2017 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → FC Emmen (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2021 | FC Zürich II | 11 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Switzerland U17 | 10 | (6) |
2012 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (7) |
2014–2016 | Switzerland U21 | 8 | (5) |
2016 | Switzerland | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:34, 1 July 2017 (UTC) |
Tarashaj is Kosovar Albanian descent; his family emigrated to Switzerland from Prizren, Kosovo in 1984, which was at the time part of SFR Yugoslavia.[2]
Tarashaj was born in Hausen am Albis, Switzerland. He grew up in youth teams of Grasshopper Club Zürich.[3] Tarashaj made his Swiss Super League debut on 2 August 2014, coming on as a substitute for Alexander Merkel in a 0–0 draw against FC Sion.[4] Tarashaj started 2015–16 by scoring 5 goals in his first 4 games, including two braces against FC Zurich and FC Lugano. His contract with Grasshopper was renewed, extended to 2019.
On 7 January 2016, Tarashaj joined English club Everton on a 4+1⁄2-year deal. He was loaned back to Grasshopper, until the end of the season so that he could complete his national service.[5] He was loaned to German club Eintracht Frankfurt for the 2016–17 season.[6]
On 19 July 2018, Tarashaj returned to Grasshopper on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent.[7]
Tarashaj moved to FC Emmen for a 2-season loan deal in July 2019.[8] His loan spell was cancelled in October 2020 and on his return, he was released by Everton.[9]
On 11 January 2021, Tarashaj joined Zürich, initially linking up with the club's under–21 side.[10]
On 7 October 2022, Tarashaj retired from football due to injuries.
Tarashaj played for Switzerland's age-group teams, starting in 2011. Though he was sought by Albania, for whom he was also eligible to play,[11] he made his debut for the senior Swiss team on 25 March 2016.[12] He was selected for the Switzerland squad in UEFA Euro 2016,[13] but only made a single appearance, coming on as a late substitute against Romania.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2014–15[14] | Swiss Super League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
2015–16[15] | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | ||
2015–16 (loan)[15] | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
Total | 52 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 13 | ||
Everton | 2016–17[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 52 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 13 |
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Switzerland squad – UEFA Euro 2016 | ||
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